Genetic Ancestries in Northwest Cambodia

Authors

• Michael Black, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow
• Kitiya Dufall, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow
• Sheena Sullivan, Edith Cowan University
• Alan Bittles, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow

Document Type

Journal Article

Keywords

Y-chromosome polymorphisms, mtDNA, Cambodia, Southeast Asia

Publisher

Taylor and Francis

Faculty

Faculty of Computing, Health and Science

School

School of Exercise, Biomedical and Health Science

RAS ID

4986

Comments

Black, M. L., Dufall, K., Wise, C., Sullivan, S., & Bittles, A. H. (2006). Genetic ancestries in northwest Cambodia. Annals of human biology, 33(5-6), 620-627. Available here

Abstract

A survey of the genetic ancestry of 125 Cambodian children resident in Siem Reap province was undertaken, based on eight Y-chromosome binary polymorphisms and sequencing of the mtDNA HV1 region. The data indicated a largely East Asian paternal ancestry and a local Southeast Asian maternal ancestry. The presence of Y-chromosomes P* and R1a1* was suggestive of a small but significant Indo-European male ancestral component, which probably reflects the history of Indian, and later European, influences on Cambodia.